on-air
adjective
: appearing, used, or done on a radio or television broadcast
an on-air telephone call
our live, on-air fund-raiser
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Social media users, meanwhile, could not get enough of the two getting tipsy on-air and giggling through the night.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Fife is the fourth on-air personality to leave Fox 4 this year.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Dec. 2025
See Burleson's on-air attire above.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
In the on-air interview this week, Kozik gave gifts to Michael Sweeney, Ian Cobbs and Capt.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Fife is the fourth on-air personality to leave Fox 4 this year.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Dec. 2025
See Burleson's on-air attire above.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
In the on-air interview this week, Kozik gave gifts to Michael Sweeney, Ian Cobbs and Capt.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
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“On-air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-air. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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